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Rob Jenkins
at Wed Jan 7 21:59:17 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Rob Jenkins ]
I think you should give her a couple days to see if she'll eat and try different food sources. Some geckos don't readily eat mealworms and some don't readily eat crickets, so try a variety.
Below is my opinion. I don't mean to offend anyone.
>>At the pet store they don't have the time to treat. So its leave it there and poss die or take home and help her to best of my ability. Thats why people do things such as this.
Why did you have to pay for it if 1, he's your friend, and 2, it was going to die? All you're doing is encouraging them to keep buying and selling animals like that. You have alleviated them of their problem of having a (possibly) sick animal. It's the same situation as in most PetCo's you're only keeping him in business by buying the animals. There are so many other choices out there.
Don't get me wrong, I understand you want what's best for the animal and I really do hope for the best for it. I thought a long time and debated many times with people about the 'rescue' issue when it comes to leopard geckos and many other pets. I don't believe you're rescuing the animal in most cases if you're purchasing it. In essence, you're rescuing the shop from their responsibilities. If they don't treat sick animals, they're breaking the law. They shouldn't be selling them at all. If people stopped buying sick reptiles from pet shops, they'd stop selling them (unrealistic, I know, but works in theory).
But, you're doing something good for you and the animal, and I commend you for that.
>>Say your mother was going to die, but if we put her on life support she mihgt pull out of it. Lots of money and only a possibility. see my point. I know ones an animal and ones your mother but its the smae sit. In my eyes.
Don't ever compare anyone's mother to an animal. I love leopard geckos, but they are animals. You'll only ever have one mother and once she's gone, she's gone.
One problem with your analogy is that if a human being is sick and needs life support, we'd be getting that at a hospital. You're trying to save the gecko without a veterinarian by treating an unknown 'illness' in your own home and soliciting advice from an Internet forum.
>>I would rather waist a few dollars then just let a living thing die.
You didn't waste the few dollars. In the future, I would consider donating your money to a local reptile rescue or other organization that helps animals. Or support reputable breeders and stores that take good care of their animals and put places like your friend's pet shop out of the live animal selling business.
Please remember, this was only my opinion on the rescue subject, and we know what they say about opinions.
Oh yeah, congrats on the condros - hope it works out.
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RE: is my gecko sick? please HELP!!! - Rob Jenkins, Wed Jan 7 21:59:17 2004